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Ministry of Electronics & IT
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar to Visit Karnataka for Samajik Nyay Pakhwada
Minister of State for Electronics & IT, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be visiting Karnataka for a week to contribute towards Samajik Nyay Pakhwada.
He will be attending several programmes spread across a week interacting with people, Karyakartas, Law professionals, Startups, Students & women entrepreneurs from Skill training institutes.
The Minister will be visiting the Ram Mandir at Sarvajnanagar on 10 April, during the Ram Navami Festival.
On 11th April, the Minister will visit the IBM office and its newly established cyber security Center and interact with the professionals. Rajeev Chandrasekhar has been vocal about the need to make the cyberspace an Open, Safe & Trusted and Accountable one for its users. He recently highlighted the concerns over weaponisation of Internet, use of internet as a weapon by sovereign nations and Big Tech platforms, post the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
The Minister will be addressing the Advocates Association, Bengaluru on the topic “Latest Technology in the Dispensation of Justice” at the High Court of Karnataka and will be inaugurating the E-Grievance portal at 1.30 PM on 11th April. Rajeev Chandrasekhar has spent over three decades in technology and is considered one of the leading minds on technology in India. He has also been a firm believer in rule of law and known for filing PILs to pursue important public issues like Right to Privacy being a fundamental right, striking down of the draconian section 66A of the IT act as violative of article 19 of the constitution amongst other.
On the next day , the Minister will be visiting the Gubalala Lake, Kananapura Road, Kempabudhi Kere, Kempegowda Nagar and Mestripalya Lake in Koramangala. Rajeev Chandrasekhar has been actively pursuing the cause for conservation & rejuvenation of these water bodies and for preventing them from any encroachments. The visits to the lakes will be followed by his visit to the vaccination centre in BTM Layout.
On 13th April, the Minister will be having a breakfast Roundtable session with the CEOs of Startup companies in Bengaluru followed by a visit to the Fair Price Shop in Bengaluru North constituency.
The Minister will be garlanding the Statue of Dr. B R Ambedakar on 14th April on his birth anniversary and have lunch with Poura karmikas in Shanthinagar constituency.
This will be followed by his visit to the National Skill Training Institute in Yeshwanthpur where he will be interacting with students and women entrepreneurs. The Minister has been interacting with beneficiaries of Skill training programmes and encouraging the entrepreneurs to leverage the power of Digital to scale up their businesses. Rajeev Chandrasekhar has been a successful entrepreneur himself who built the cellular sector in India in the 1990’s. Interaction with the Minister serves as a great motivation for all the skill trainees who look forward to such opportunities to interact with him.
Ministry of Defence
INAS 325 COMMISSIONING
Indian Naval Air Squadron  325, operating the indigenously built ALH MK III aircraft, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in an impressive ceremony held at INS Utkrosh, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Command  on 31 May 22. Lieutenant General Ajai Singh, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The newly inducted aircraft flew for the first time over the Andaman Islands earlier this year and were officially inducted on 28 Jan 22. The unit is the second ALH MK III Squadron commissioned into the Indian Navy.
(Addressing the gathering, Lt Gen Ajai Singh congratulated the INS Utkrosh on this momentous occasion. He emphasized the role of the Indian Armed Forces during the recent national crisis and highlighted the yeomen service that the ALH has rendered in recent years including during relief operation in India and abroad.
He also commended efforts of the air station and added that it was truly an honour and privilege to witness the significant military milestone. The addition of ALH MK III into ANC would greatly augment the surveillance and long range SAR capabilities of ANC. This aircraft would not only strengthen military capabilities in the region but also be able to provide assistance to the local administration in any need of the hour.
The state-of-the-art multi role helicopter has been developed and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautical Limited , Bangalore which embodies the mission of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and helps protect our maritime interests in the region to boost India’s strategic presence.
The Squadron derives its name from the nocturnal bird of prey, the ‘Eagle Owl’. The keen sense of observation and tracking of the eagle exemplifies the Sensors and advanced avionics of the helicopter akin the nocturnal prowess of the owl, personify the night vision capabilities of the aircraft.
These helicopters come with the latest-generation avionics and role equipment. They are primarily meant for use in long range SAR and Maritime recce role. They can also be used for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief in the Islands. The helicopter has a surveillance radar, EO/FLIR, homer, high-intensity searchlight and a removable Medical Intensive Care Unit for the Air Ambulance role. The commissioning of the ALH Squadron is a big step in enhancing capabilities to also support our Islanders and administration in remote areas of the vast Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This multi-utility aircraft will serve to majorly boost the military might of the Indian Armed Forces in this region.
The squadron is commanded by Cdr Avinash Kumar Sharma, who is a highly proficient and experienced pilot qualified on Chetak, UH-3H and ALH helicopters with more than 2300 hrs of flying and over 17 years of distinguished service.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
India Watches DD, India Fights Corona
With the re-broadcast of its old iconic serials on DD National and DD Bharati during the lockdown, Doordarshan has again reinforced its position in the heart of Indians as the National Broadcaster. According to a recent report by Broadcast Audience Research Council India , Doordarshan has achieved its objective to help people keeping themselves at home, by broadcasting the old classics. According to BARC, the re-telecast of RAMAYAN, garnered the highest ever rating for a Hindi GEC show since 2015 when BARC started measuring TV audience.
In the wake of the countrywide lockdown for 21 days to deal with COVID-19 outbreak, the Public Service Broadcaster had decided to re-telecast the mythological serial of the 80s – ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharat’. While there had been a public demand for the re-telecast of these epics, the decision was taken with a view to provide engaging entertainment to the home-bound audience. Similarly based on the public demand, the pubcaster has also introduced some of its other famous serials like Shaktimaan, Shriman Shrimati, Chanakya, Dekh Bhai Dekh,Buniyaad,Circus and Byomkesh Bakshi on DD National and along with Mahabharat, it has also introduced Alif Laila, Upanishad Ganga on DD Bharati.
After the re-telecast of both the epic serials started on Saturday, 28 March 2020 on DD National with two episodes of each epic every day, the pubcaster was flooded with accolades on Social Media including the high appreciation by a lot of celebrities. All the star casts of these iconic serials have started posting their own videos and comments praising the effort of Doordarshan and appealing to people to watch them again on Television. While ‘Ramayana’ is telecast twice at 9 am and 9 pmwithout any repeat on DD National everyday, ‘Mahabharat’ is also shown twice with fresh episodesat 12 pm and 7 pm on DD Bharati daily. The entertainment lineup in the afternoon on DD National starts with Circus at 3PM, Shriman Shrimati at 4PM, Buniyad at 5PM. Similarly the evening band on DD National starts with Dekh Bhai Dekh at 6PM followed by Shaktimaan at 8 PM and Ramayan at 9PM and ends the day with the famous serial Chanakya at 10PM. Doordarshan has also scheduled Alif Laila at 10.30 AM on DD Bharati, and Upanishad Ganga at 6PM on the same channel.
The significant increase in interest and potential viewership forDoordarshan content has enabled the Public Broadcaster of India to discharge its responsibility towards making the nationwide total lockdown successful as India stays home to fight the COVID19 pandemic.
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Ministry of Finance
Exchange rate notification No. 33/2023 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , and in supersession of the Notification No. 29/2023-Customs, dated 20th April, 2023 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column  of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 05th May, 2023, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column  thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
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55.90
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223.55
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210.20
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Canadian Dollar
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61.15
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59.10
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Chinese Yuan
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12.00
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11.70
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12.35
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11.95
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EURO
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92.20
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89.00
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10.60
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10.25
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275.55
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259.05
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52.40
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50.05
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104.55
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62.60
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds telephone conversation with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
The leaders review a number of bilateral, multilateral and global issues
PM thanks Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for Saudi Arabia's support during evacuation of Indian nationals from Sudan via Jeddah
PM conveys his best wishes for the upcoming Haj pilgrimage
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman conveys his full support to India’s ongoing G20 Presidency
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The leaders reviewed a number of issues of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on various multilateral and global issues of mutual interest.
PM thanked Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for Saudi Arabia's excellent support during evacuation of Indian nationals from Sudan via Jeddah in April 2023. He also conveyed his best wishes for the upcoming Haj pilgrimage.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman conveyed his full support to India’s initiatives as part of its ongoing G20 Presidency and that he looks forward to his visit to India.
The two leaders agreed to remain in touch.
Prime Minister's Office
PM Shares glimpses of his day in Northeast
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today shared the glimpses of his day in Northeast yesterday where he attended oath taking of New Governments in Meghalaya and Nagaland. He will be in Tripura today to attend the oath taking of the new Government there.
The Prime Minister tweeted:
“Highlights from a special day in the Northeast yesterday. Will be in Tripura today to attend the oath taking of the new Government there.”
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Gadkari asks vehicle manufacturers to build indigenous vehicles for using flexible fuel alternatives
Implementation of BS VI CAFE Phase 2 standards discussed in meeting with SIAM delegation
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways & MSME Sh. Nitin Gadkari has urged car manufacturers give priority to the indigenous production of flex engines, which can be used in vehicles using alternative fuels such as ethanol. Meeting a delegation of carmakers from the Society of India Automobile Manufacturers today, the Minister said that, with ethanol beginning to be easily available in the country, and more than 70% of gasoline consumption being done by two-wheelers, there is a need to develop indigenous technology for flex fuel vehicles.
Discussions were also held regarding the request by SIAM to postpone implementation of BS 6 CAFÉPhase II regulations to April 1st 2024, on the grounds that the industry is still recovering from the impact of COVID, and slow consumer demand. While agreeing to examine the request, Sh. Gadkari made it clear to them that Indian automobile industry has to have world-class quality, and that if the industry is meeting stringent anti-pollution standards in countries to which they are exporting vehicles, the same standards must be adhered to in India as well.
The Minister has asked the delegation to come back next month with a detailed study on what steps have been taken by the industry on meeting the BS VI Phase I standards, and the financial implications of going ahead with BS VI CAFE Phase II standards, before a final decision can be taken on the demand to postpone its implementation.
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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Expansion of Gas Pipeline Network Across the Country
Government has envisaged to develop the National Gas Grid and City Gas Distribution  networks in the countryto enhance the availability and accessibility of natural gas to public at large. At present about 16,788 km natural gas pipeline is operational and about 14,239 km gas pipelines are being developed. These pipelines have been authorized by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board  and are at various stages of planning/execution/Pre-project activities etc.With the completion of 9th CGD Bidding Round, CGD would be accessible in 178 Geographical Areas  covering approximately 280 districts spread over 26 States and UTs.
PNGRB has reported that as per commitment given by various entities in the GAs approved for issuance of Letter of Intent  in 9th CGD bidding round, approximately 98,000 km of pipeline will be built. Completion of 9th round and 10th round of CGD network will involve more than Rupees one lakh crore of investment in the CGD sector.
This information was given by Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM lauds CISF for organising their Raising Day parade outside Delhi for the first time
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has lauded CISF for organising their Raising Day parade outside Delhi for the first time.
Sharing a tweet by Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“I laud the CISF for organising their Raising Day parade outside Delhi for the first time. Such decisions increase the spirit of participative governance.”
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Centre amends the Legal Metrology  Rules 2011 for ease of doing business and reducing the compliance burden for the garment or hosiery sold in loose or open
The amendment exempts the garment or hosiery industry selling in loose or open from 6 declarations required under the Legal Metrology  Rules, 2011
To protect the interest of consumers, 4 declarations relevant to the consumers only to be given
The Department of Consumer Affairs under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has received various representation for exempting the garment or hosiery sold in loose or open at the point of sale from the Legal Metrology  Rules 201. Therefore, Department of Consumer Affairs vide the Legal Metrology   Rules, 2022 has exempted the garment or hosiery industry selling garment or hosiery items in loose or open, for ease of doing business and reducing the compliance burden, from declaring the following:
 Common/ generic name of the commodity
 Net qty. in std. unit of W or M or no. of commodity in the package
 Unit sale price
 Month and year of manufacture or pre-packing or import
 Best before or use by date, month and year in case of commodity becoming unfit for human consumption with time
 Consumer Care name & address
Now, only the following information relevant to consumers is to be given viz.:
 Name and address of the manufacturer/ marketer/ brand owner/ importer with country of origin or manufacture in case of imported products,
 Consumer care email id and phone number,
 Sizes with internationally recognizable size indicators such as S, M, L, XL, XXL and XXXL along with details in metric notation in terms of cm or m and
 Maximum retail price .
The notification issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs is for ease of doing business by reducing compliance burden to industries without compromising the interest of consumers by declaring the information relevant to consumers.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology- Major Achievements during the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters 
The Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology actively participated and conducted various Swachchta activities under the ‘Special campaign for Disposal of Pending matters’  from 2nd October 2022 to 31st October 2022. The Campaign was implemented in 17 sites  of the Department. The focus of the Campaign in these sites was on review and weeding of records, freeing up and beautification of both indoor and outdoor spaces, disposal of scrap and adopting and institutionalizing best practices for Swachchta.
The Campaign activities were regularly reviewed by the Deptt. The Secretary of the Department also visited some of the Campaign sites and reviewed progress there. Success stories were posted in the social media handle of the department.
Major achievements under the Campaign are as follows:-
- More than 43,000 files were reviewed and 35,326 files were weeded,
- Due to pro-active steps more than 65,000 sq.ft of space was freed, and
- Scrap of the value of about Rs.48 lakhs was disposed.
Best practices adopted during the campaign were pertaining to  digitization initiative i.e development and launch of an e-Portal that caters to the to all academic matters related to students of Regional Center for Biotechnology, Faridabad, an Autonomous Body of DBT,  waste to wealth initiative where the waste and shredded papers/records are to be recycled for reusable office stationary and  efforts made for institutionalizing mechanized cleaning of office spaces.
Ministry of Education
Clarification on NIOS
This is with reference to the news report published in Times of India dated 03.03.2021 titled “NIOS to take Gita, Ramayan to Madrassas". This news has distorted facts, has misrepresented truth and seems to be of malicious intent.
It is clarified herewith that NIOS accredits Madrassas under SPQEM . Various subjects are offered to learners under this provision-without any hard line boundariesof fixed subject combinations unlike that in the formal education system. It is totally the discretion of the learner to opt for subject combination from the bouquet of the subjects provided by NIOS.
There are around 100 Madrassas with 50,000 students are accredited with NIOS. Further, there are plans to accredit around 500 more Madrassas with the NIOS in the recent future- totally on the basis of demand of Madrassas
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
National conference on “Tribal Heroes in India’s Freedom Movement” held in Imphal
Contribution of tribal heroes in freedom movement should not be ignored, says Manipur Governor
Manipur Governor La Ganesan emphasized on the significance of remembering tribal leaders’ struggle during colonial imperialism, in his speech at a one-day national conference on “Tribal Heroes in India’s Freedom Movement” on Monday.
The conference held at the Central Hall of GP Women College Imphal was organized by Dhanamanjuri University Imphal in association with the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes  New Delhi under the Azadi Ka Amru Mahotsav program of the commission.
La Ganesan said, “The freedom we enjoy today is not the contribution of only a handful of people. The brave heroes of the tribal communities contributed significantly to the freedom struggle.”
Today’s generation, particularly youths, should be made aware of the life and values of these heroes. It will instill a strong sense of patriotism in them, he said.
He said that tribal leaders, in many nooks and corners of the country, had fought against the British colonial power.
Their fight was for their land and most importantly, their people. However, their contribution to the freedom movement remained ignored, he observed.
Remembering the great tribal freedom fighters like Rani Gaidinliu, Birsa Munda etc., the Governor said, the history of tribal heroes has been all-encompassing and all-embracing.
Acknowledging the contribution of these unsung tribal freedom fighters, the government, both at the Centre and in the state has been working for the all-round development of the tribal people.
The present government is committed to all round development of tribal people of the country, he said.
The governments at the Centre as well as in the state are making relentless efforts for improving connectivity in the tribal areas and strengthening their standard of living during the last many decades, the Governor added..
At the concluding part of his speech, La Ganesan lauded the efforts made by the (NCST, New Delhi for organizing
“Such an important event is, indeed, commendable and praiseworthy, he said.
In his address as president of the inaugural session, Vice-Chancellor N Rajmuhon of DM University Imphal also highlighted the significance of tribal heroes in the freedom movement of the country.
He said that tribal leaders had never accepted foreigners’ rule over them and fought for their people and their land from the very beginning.
Joint secretary Konthan Touthang of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, New Delhi and national coordinator PV Radhakrishna of Educational Projects of Akhil Bharatiya Vanvari Kalyan Ashram attended as guest of honour and special guest respectively.
Former chairman of MPSC retired Lt. Gen Dr Konsam Himalay Singh was the speaker of the conference. He also interacted with the audience as a part of the conference.
Earlier, the Governor opened a photo exhibition of tribal freedom fighters as a part of the conference.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Swachhata Fortnight Begins at PIB
Kolkata, January 16, 2019
The Swacchata fortnight or Swachhata Pakhwada for strengthening the commitments of the employees of Press Information Bureau , Kolkata towards maintaining cleanliness everywhere and devote time for this, started today, along with all the Union Government offices and establishments.
The fortnight started with the taking of the pledge by all the employees of PIB, Kolkata for remaining committed towards the duty of maintaining cleanliness and devote 100 hours per year that is two hours per week for voluntarily working for cleanliness.
Besides ensuring cleanliness, the fortnight will be observed with several other activities and events including slogan-writing and debate competitions, quiz competition, cleaning a neighbouring school and a seminar with expert speakers.
The outstanding participants will be awarded.